Push-button faucet.



G. R. LONG. PUSH BUTTON FAUGET. APPLICATION FILED we. 22, 1910.

' Patented Mar.21.1911.

I or 'W TERBURY;comvncric'nr, ASSIGNOR 'roj scov'ILL MANU- "J AQTURING COMPANY, or WA TERBURY, oomvnocrrcur; A CORPORATION orpoon- .NEGTICUT.

iGEOR GE R, Lone,

' Push-Burrou FAUCET.

Foatt conc rt-1b.: I a I v Be itknowrr that 1,. Greece R. Lone, a citizen of the United States, residing at f Waterbury, the countyof'New Havenand State of Con-nectic ut, have invented V a o'ertain new and useful- Improvement "in I Pu'shs Button Faucets, of whichthe following is a.

' full, clear, and exact 'description." I nI v This 'in vention'. isfiin the nature of an improvement upon the invention, forming the subject otfLetters Patent No. 953,342, dated-March 29, 1910." As in thecase' of the patented invention,"sozhere,.fthef ta ucetis primarily designed forg-usem connect-ion lwiithclass of -watercoolers in which 'Pthe water; vessel is surrounded by art-ice containing i.ves'sel-, .and the faucet is run' through theouter vessel int-o thecinner ves s el and fastenediwater-tight' to bothvessels, 20 so as to: dispense thewater from" the inner vessel. Nevertheless, the; utility and: adapt ability "-ofthe invention are not limited; to

this'one-;class-ofarticles. I The-invention'consists first in the means for connecting. the push-button to the valvestem, so asto provide for-theready assembling a ndl idisrnembering of the parts, and, second, in the construction and arrangement of the adjacent "parts, all, as I will proceed nowmore particularly to setforth-and In the accompanyingdrawingillustrating the invention, in the several figures of which i like parts are-similarly designated, Figure 1 is averticalisectionot'partot a water cooler of the 'classreferred to, with the fan-- cet attached .and shown-in elevatiom Fig, 2 isa longitudinal section on a larger scale.- Fig. 3 is a sectional detail of the fastening;

Fig. 4; is. a perspective view of the fastening clip. Fig, 5' s aperspective View ofthe valve stem. Fig. 6 isla plan viewot' the fastening clip. I I

1 may representtheinneror water-containing vessel of a-wat'er cooler of the class" described, and 2 may represent the outer or ice-containing vessel. These-vessels may be spaced apart in any suitable way, and are perforated to receive the coupling 3 by means of whichtandsuitable washers 4 and 5, and packing 6 and 7. and other accessories,.the faucet is secured-to them ina fiuid-- tight manner. This coupling 3. engages a 'nut 8 whichin turn screws into the inner- 55 end 9 of the body 10 of the faucet. Theend fspecificationbf Letters Patent. .jap ucaas filed. August 2, 19 0. 'Serial No.

frtu'n the inner vessel.

.to this beadv the body may I v '9 and body -1O inay -be separate; parts, ,as

unitary, asgdeSi'red. \Vithin the shown, or I end 9- is a-- renewable valve seat 11 held in place by a nut 12.

-to':;its seat and norp'ring-.15' encircling the shell 16 rigid inthe body and" .afastening clip 17'- on the end" of the stem. 4

clip 17, and whileofreduced externaldiam-' ,cter, it is preferably belly-mouthed at 19 t0 fit more or less snugly lwithin 'the body 10.

This clip is a shell-{likesplit-spring, as I I the patent referred to, but one. of; the edges of its split rim has admit-turned tongue 2Q which is; adapted to} push-button in place .on the, V1 've 'steni and in the body of the faucet.

push-button-andfthe parts thus disconnected, butfthe importantpoint is theffacility with which'the push-button may be applied to the valve-fand faucet body I tongue and slot connection.

dinally upon thepush-button, the valve may be unseatedfor the out-flow of the fluid I i The exit nozzle 22 rovides-the escape for the outflowing fluid,

I and'thisinozzle-may be'ap'plied to or made withthe body. 4

- The shell 16 may be inserted. and held I iThe valve 13 has a stem 14 extending outwardly through. the body, 'and said 'valve is held ina-11y seated by a s outerendI'of'theI'Stemand held between a l. The pushbutton pp i 'fi the'device' over-the a by means of the I 'It will be nn-z I derstoo d that by pressure; exerted longltuahatma. 21,1911.

engage a slot '21 in the rim ofithe push-button, so a to hold said B depressing: the tongue 20, under- ;the resilience of the .clip, saidqclip may' be' displaced from the 'frictionally'in'thebody-under limitation of 5 the head 23 madefin the body, and adjacent be provided with the external collar 24, to serve as a fingerhold in operating the faucet. in the shell for thepassage of the valve- ,st'emj may be made 'fluid-tight by a soft Washer 26 of leather or other material, and therelmay be provided a protecting Washer 27 of metal to take the wear of the spring 15.

= The spring clip i'sshell li-ke, divided crosswise at28, with square edges29 to engage parallel grooves 30 in the Valve-stem i l, and

held in such engagement by its resilience supplemented by the compression exerted by confinement within the push-button, as in the patent referred to. I

Unlike the body in the patentthe body herein is open at both ends, and thus an The hole 25 "within the spirit and" economyflin construction is efi ec-ted. "In or- 1 der to express this difference, the body 1s herein referred to as open-ended.

Between the .nut' 8 -and the inner; endli) [ofihe body, there maybe interposed the gasket 31-.-

Vari mom in the.constrl ctionsam deer med" seope'of the invention,

"especially as the main feature of the-inveiif I A vpush-faucet having a body,

tion'li's' an externally accessible medium iorj coimect'ing the push-button with the; valve and'the'body of-the faucet.'

What I Claimiszw z r push-faucet, having a body, a valve provided with as'tem; a p'ushdiutton, a spring actinguponfthe push-button, and-means appliedfto said stem; and carried by it and e'ngajg'ingthe-push-button and serving to 'ret a n the push-button and sprlng 1n operative relatlon 'xv t'l'i'the body and stem and allow.

ing' the 1 removalnof the push-button irony such operative relation, said l'near' ls extera naily accessible for permitting such remox al, 2. A- push-faucet", havlng an open-ended 25' .a Valve and; its s tem :urranged therein af'spring' applied to .the ste to .seat. 7 said val ve, a push-button arranged 'inthe end'o'ff the bOdy-and having a slot in itsside, and

ajhlifigfldplied to vthe.va1ve-stem over the spring and having :rnongue in detachable engagement Withthe slotthe; push but-j provided.Wit1'1 a"ste1n,-a push but ton, and means for retainingthe push-button. in op 'erative relation with the body) and stem and allowing. the removal of the push-button:

from such operative relation, saidmea'ns 1n eluding asprlng-p'ressed" tongue -,enga'gi'ng' a slot the push-buttonand externally accessflole for permlttlngsuch removal valve I push-faucethavinQg'abodyQa yalve' provided with in the body and means for retainin'gvthe .--pi1sh buaon ,fitted in'th'e body, and means} in operative relation With"the body andg'in interlocking eng'agement with push-button gagement; "said frneans externally accessible for permlttlng 'such removal.

a e :5; A- V pu'shyfaucet having an oipenehded the push 'bu'tton from" such-relation and en- Y 50 body, a vaLve andyalve stem therein, aspring vto hold said yalvei to it'sYseahfa. push-button slidablylfitted inthe-outer end Of- S HidbOdY, and Ya springclip/connected to the Valvestem and having frictionaliandpositiye' en-i gagement with"the pusbbuttonu y 6. A 'pushiauc'eh having anfopenended I ranged in 'tlijelbody to 'support" the" spring,

"to the a Iye-steni and l avinggfri'ctionai and positiye 65 V engagement with the; ushh'ut ton'. 1 7. A; push-faucet, haying an open-ended I ;body, a. a1.veand'yalve stemtherein,asp ring ,to" "hold said, valve :to'. its" seaga shelh ranged-in thebodt 's u' f ort'the springi vof saidbody; and a spring clip. haying spring i i-posltion-Q-j y I In testimony i'vhereof I; have flieren-nto' set my hand. this 19th day of Aug'ustik'. 11-51910, V J-IGEORGE RQ-LONG,

Witnesses I HARRY; Nmnu'nmr, L..;L;.'Wi LL- IA s.

Copies ofthis -patent may be obtained fo i five eents'f each', addrssi'ngftheff C mmissibnerxof Patents,

" Washington, D GP" 7b j a gush-button slidabl y. fitted in the. out er enc f1-.ict'i0na1.and positive'engagernent with the.

push-button and positive n agement, with th' f ,V a1 ve stexn to hold the pu abawm. Midi- Correction in Letters Patent No. 987,633.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 987,633, granted March 21,

1911, upon the application of George R. Long, of Waterbury, Connecticut, for an improvement in Push-Button Faucets, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line as, the Words push-button fitted in the body, and means should be stricken out; and that the said Letters Patent should be read With this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofice.

Signed and sealed this 18th day of April, A. D., 1911.

[SEAL] C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

